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it is engulfing britain's media, police and politics. prime minister cameron was accused of being too cozy with news international executives. two dozen meetings in less than two years. >> i never had one inappropriate conversation. >> reporter: as for rupert murdoch. >> might say the murdoch brand itself is hopelessly tarnished. >> reporter: still, the verdict in britain is that murdoch couldn't have asked for better publicity than the pie attack during yesterday's parliamentary coittee meeting. it deflected some attention from phone hacking, bribery and corruption, on to wendi murdoch. the press verdict? what a wife. >> come the moment of abei atta she leapt in, and my goodness, she certainly brought it to life. >> reporter: murdoch isn't off the hook by a long shot. his son james could be asked to return to answer more questions. >> there are sure to be more hearings, and there are sure to be more evidence, things will come out. other shoes will drop. >> definitely my favorite sound bite of the day. she definitely brought those procee
it is engulfing britain's media, police and politics. prime minister cameron was accused of being too cozy with news international executives. two dozen meetings in less than two years. >> i never had one inappropriate conversation. >> reporter: as for rupert murdoch. >> might say the murdoch brand itself is hopelessly tarnished. >> reporter: still, the verdict in britain is that murdoch couldn't have asked for better publicity than the pie attack during yesterday's...
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rebekah brooks, the leading executive in great britain for rupe mert murdoch has stepped down. she resigned a few hours ago. last night stephen colbert took on the scandal and did a little hacking of his own. >> to get to the truth of this story, i hacked the messages left by rupert murdoch on his attorney's cell phone this week. jim. >> henry, this is rupert, this thing has got out of control. i'm [ bleep ]. call me back as fast as a wall la bee up a yuke lip tis tree. henry, rupert. i'm angrier than a blooming onion. when i'm angry, i want to buy stuff. see if colorado is available. bye. [ bleep ]. i want to buy hugh jackman and make him breed with kylee min knowing. >> rupert murdoch was a big topic on the bbc. they had on michael wolf, a new york based writer and journalist to talk about murdoch. he's written a book about murdoch. they also had another guest to come on to talk about roger clemens. a bit of a mixup as they thought mr. wolffe was there to talk about murdoch. >> two former close soelths expected to be star witnesses. brian mcnamee and team maetsz andy pettitte
rebekah brooks, the leading executive in great britain for rupe mert murdoch has stepped down. she resigned a few hours ago. last night stephen colbert took on the scandal and did a little hacking of his own. >> to get to the truth of this story, i hacked the messages left by rupert murdoch on his attorney's cell phone this week. jim. >> henry, this is rupert, this thing has got out of control. i'm [ bleep ]. call me back as fast as a wall la bee up a yuke lip tis tree. henry,...
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it was britain's biggest selling paper with an unbeaten record for exposing corruption but the tables have turned and it is now being investigated following allegations of police bribery and widespread hacking of personal voice mails. few of the current staff were at the paper when these events are alleged to have taken place but all have lost their jobs. >> it's a terrific shame that it's come to this. and as i said to the staff this morning, you know, it's -- nobody wants it to be. >> reporter: mr. murdoch walked out of his london home with rebekah brooks, head of news corp.'s british newspaper. together they face a tempest of criticism and complaint which could jeopardize mr. murdoch's planned $19 billion takeover of britain's largest satellite broadcaster bskyb. >> if it has a chance of stopping that acquisition, that will be one of the most painful things for murdoch because of course his business interests are what are so important to him. >> reporter: what started as a localized headache for mr. murdoch in britain could be about to spread across the atlantic with some investors
it was britain's biggest selling paper with an unbeaten record for exposing corruption but the tables have turned and it is now being investigated following allegations of police bribery and widespread hacking of personal voice mails. few of the current staff were at the paper when these events are alleged to have taken place but all have lost their jobs. >> it's a terrific shame that it's come to this. and as i said to the staff this morning, you know, it's -- nobody wants it to be....
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how does his media empire here in the united states compare with that in britain because we know that he has single-handedly the biggest media mogul in the uk. how does he compare in the u.s.? >> well, i think the profiles are somewhat similar, you know. he has the new york post on the one hand, a down market paper and then he has the "wall street journal" on the other. here he has "the times of london" on the one hand, an up market paper and got "the news of the world" on the other. he has a good spread. he has a powerful or would have liked to have had here, as in the u.s., a powerful television network and sky television is an extraordinary, though it's a satellite broadcaster, thus with somewhat more limited audience. i mean, it's extremely power f.certainly the most popular sports broadcaster and film broadcaster in this country. so, yes, i mean, on both sides of the atlantic ocean and in other places, too, this man is extremely powerful. as a matter of fact, no matter what happens this week and here after, rupert murdoch will be an historic figure in the press in britain. he --
how does his media empire here in the united states compare with that in britain because we know that he has single-handedly the biggest media mogul in the uk. how does he compare in the u.s.? >> well, i think the profiles are somewhat similar, you know. he has the new york post on the one hand, a down market paper and then he has the "wall street journal" on the other. here he has "the times of london" on the one hand, an up market paper and got "the news of the...
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we have witnessed the sudden stunning shutdown of britain's biggest selling newspaper, world, and with that gone, 2,000 jobs are gone, and we have seen two police officers resign and also the right-hand woman of rupert murdoch, rebekah brooks. but after weeks of trying to downplay the scandal the murdochs were in the hot seat today facing a rare public grilling before a committee in the house of commons. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >> no. >> can you explain why? >> i didn't know of it. >> so, despite the fact that blackmail can result in a 14-year prison sentence, nobody in your uk company brought this fact to your attention? >> blackmail charge, no. >> do you think that might be because they thought you would think nothing of it? >> no. i can't answer. i don't know. >> and then there was this, the day's proceedings suddenly interrupted by a pie-wielding protester aiming for the media mogul only to be thwarted by the quick reactions of his wife, wendi murdoch, who jumped to his defense. ultimately mr. murdoch admitted to no culpability i
we have witnessed the sudden stunning shutdown of britain's biggest selling newspaper, world, and with that gone, 2,000 jobs are gone, and we have seen two police officers resign and also the right-hand woman of rupert murdoch, rebekah brooks. but after weeks of trying to downplay the scandal the murdochs were in the hot seat today facing a rare public grilling before a committee in the house of commons. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >>...
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the case in britain is real and immediate. >> absolutely. nbc's martin fletcher in london joining us. >> thank you. >>> stop your messing around, rue dirks and tell us if you are really going to run. on health probiotic cap a day helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. a body at rest tends to stay at rest... while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so moving is easier. and celebrex is not a narcotic. when it comes to relieving your arthritis pain, you and your doctor need to balanc
the case in britain is real and immediate. >> absolutely. nbc's martin fletcher in london joining us. >> thank you. >>> stop your messing around, rue dirks and tell us if you are really going to run. on health probiotic cap a day helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. a body at rest tends to...
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. >>> coming up next, a final thank you and good-bye from britain's best-selling tabloid, the latest fallout from the phone hacking scandal on "morning joe." somewhere in america, there's a doctor who can peer into the future. there's a nurse who can access in an instant every patient's past. and because the whole hospital's working together, there's a family who can breathe easy, right now. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest healthcare questions. and the over 60,000 people of siemens are ready to do it again. siemens. answers. >>> 47 past the hour. after weeks of controversy, resignations and arrests, britain's "news of the world" published its last issue on sunday. it comes as its rooival, "the mirror," claims today that a new york police officer asked for voice mails of 9/11 victims. stephanie gosk reports on the "news of the world's" demise and its final day. >> with the ink barely dry on the final edition of news of the world, 80-year-old media baron rupert murdoch traveled to the uk to do damage control. on display, his unqualified suppor
. >>> coming up next, a final thank you and good-bye from britain's best-selling tabloid, the latest fallout from the phone hacking scandal on "morning joe." somewhere in america, there's a doctor who can peer into the future. there's a nurse who can access in an instant every patient's past. and because the whole hospital's working together, there's a family who can breathe easy, right now. somewhere in america, we've already answered some of the nation's toughest healthcare...
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now britain has pulled theç ad. all that and much more ahead on "news nation." >>> what is happening behind the scenes to try to avoid default. if anyone would know it's kent conrad. senator thanks so much. when you were behind the scenes, we had our own behind the scenes inside washington shoot today. i think we were talking to my leader, at least, brian williams at one point earlier today. what are you seeing behind the scenes? are there negotiations going on that we don't know about? >> well, certainly there are. you know the situation here, andrea. look, we are getting closer and closer to a moment that is critically important to the country. and so there are a lot of talks underway. i think increasingly there is the understanding that just kicking this can down the road another time is not going to work. that doing the kinds of things that are necessary are going to take time. that means there needs to be a downpayment. that also means we're going to need some additional time to do fundamental tax reform. refor
now britain has pulled theç ad. all that and much more ahead on "news nation." >>> what is happening behind the scenes to try to avoid default. if anyone would know it's kent conrad. senator thanks so much. when you were behind the scenes, we had our own behind the scenes inside washington shoot today. i think we were talking to my leader, at least, brian williams at one point earlier today. what are you seeing behind the scenes? are there negotiations going on that we...
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it withdrew the long-planned bid to take over britain's largest satellite broadcaster. this is big bad for him. back stateside senators jay rockefeller barba boxer and peter king have called in for investigations into whether murdoch broke u.s. laws. >>> joins us is jay -- and gabriel sherman entitled "fox news made a circus" and boy does he regret it now. gabrielle, i think you've written about me at different times, so let's talk about the journalism -- no harm done, i don't think, there. but let me ask the question. the investigation that's going on, peter king is a red-hot going after kind of guy, especially new york stuff involving the victims of 9/11. if it can be determined that murdoch's people did here what they did there, gone in and hacked into people's e-mail, people's telephone lines to find out information about the victims of 9/11, how hot is that? >> gosh, chris, i mean, that is the, you know, that is the big elephant in the room, but i think it's important to point out that there's no evidence thus far that any of that hacking activity has occurred stat
it withdrew the long-planned bid to take over britain's largest satellite broadcaster. this is big bad for him. back stateside senators jay rockefeller barba boxer and peter king have called in for investigations into whether murdoch broke u.s. laws. >>> joins us is jay -- and gabriel sherman entitled "fox news made a circus" and boy does he regret it now. gabrielle, i think you've written about me at different times, so let's talk about the journalism -- no harm done, i...
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another arrest in the hacking scandal in britain and a big name. chapman belle is in london. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, richard. what we do know is that a 43-year-old woman was arrested by police here who success identified as rebekah brooks, a former editor of "news of the world" and chief executive of the british arm of the newspapers for rupert murdoch's newscorp company. we're being told that brooks is being questioned on suspicion of essentially phone tapping and corruption which would relate to the bribery of police officers, people that has been suggested happened amongst "news of the world". now, we're awaiting to hear more details now. it is being described as an arranged arrest. she came by appointment to the police station and was arrested to start questioning formally. it's important to remember that neither rebekah brooks nor the other nine people that have been arrested have been charged with this latest round of allegations of phone tapping and bribery. >> bell in london, thank you. >>> casey anthony has disappeared from public view after
another arrest in the hacking scandal in britain and a big name. chapman belle is in london. what can you tell us? >> reporter: good morning, richard. what we do know is that a 43-year-old woman was arrested by police here who success identified as rebekah brooks, a former editor of "news of the world" and chief executive of the british arm of the newspapers for rupert murdoch's newscorp company. we're being told that brooks is being questioned on suspicion of essentially phone...
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. >> they responded in great britain too. i think their fear -- and i think it's a legitimate fear, growing, increasing fear with each and every passing day does jump the pond. does this come here? >> does this come to america? >> yeah. >> they put out a statement this morning that was very unnews corp. like saying they're concerned about the allegations of gordon brown and they're pursuing him and that's the game. so there's no -- these are outrageous, outlandish. >> "new york times" says the murdoch family is in a bunker according to one person close to the company. >> wow. >> hunker down. >> so that's the next question. i'm sure it's out on the websites. wanting to investigate american companyings. >> "new york post," fox news. >> yeah. >> sure they're -- yeah. >> let's get to sports. >> all right. let's do a little sports, shall we? no baseball last night. it's the all-star break, but they did have the home run derby ahead of tonight's all-star game. it came down to the red sox and the yankees. adrian gonzalez gets a star
. >> they responded in great britain too. i think their fear -- and i think it's a legitimate fear, growing, increasing fear with each and every passing day does jump the pond. does this come here? >> does this come to america? >> yeah. >> they put out a statement this morning that was very unnews corp. like saying they're concerned about the allegations of gordon brown and they're pursuing him and that's the game. so there's no -- these are outrageous, outlandish....
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that's why sst so critical to both rupert and james murdoch to try to contain it to britain. clearly there's multiple investigations. what we have learned in brth tan is no one knows where these investigations lead. >> i've got footage i want to show you both of james murdoch being asked a question about the so-called neville email and murdoch denying he knew of widespread phone hacking at news of the world. questions are being raised as to whether he was forthcoming. let's watch. >> when you signed off the taylor payment, did you see or made aware of the four neville email, the transcript of the voice mail message? >> no. i was not aware of that at the time. >> why on earth was it -- you paid an astronomical sum and there was no reason to. >> there was -- there was every reason to settle the case given the likelihood of losing the case. >> robert moore, give me the cliff's note version, what's that business all about, the payoff of the futboler? >> this is critical to the integrity of james murdoch. this is a 2008 email. now, you know, it clearly was evidence that there was
that's why sst so critical to both rupert and james murdoch to try to contain it to britain. clearly there's multiple investigations. what we have learned in brth tan is no one knows where these investigations lead. >> i've got footage i want to show you both of james murdoch being asked a question about the so-called neville email and murdoch denying he knew of widespread phone hacking at news of the world. questions are being raised as to whether he was forthcoming. let's watch....
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in britain's may pay tv. that's the breaking news we have at the moment. >> michael, is this stalingrad for murdoch? like the beginning of the moment, that moment where something happens and you stop growing. you're thrown back on your imperial purposes and you never quite expand again? in fact, you begin to contract? is this that important? what's going on here? >> chris, that's well said. yes, this is implosion at the highest level. i frankly and i think -- i think this is certainly the growing analysis in the uk is that there's no way that this company and the murdoch family can continue to run their business in the united kingdom. that they have in a very short period of time, although i should point out this scant hall been going on for five year, but in the last week they basically have come to a moment where they have lost their credibility. almost the entirety of it. >> are they in or out when it comes to the establishment? >> well, they are -- they are out, but what they've done is they've replaced t
in britain's may pay tv. that's the breaking news we have at the moment. >> michael, is this stalingrad for murdoch? like the beginning of the moment, that moment where something happens and you stop growing. you're thrown back on your imperial purposes and you never quite expand again? in fact, you begin to contract? is this that important? what's going on here? >> chris, that's well said. yes, this is implosion at the highest level. i frankly and i think -- i think this is...
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britain bans these ads featuring julia roberts and supermodel christie turlington. it's today's "newsnation" gut check next. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >> announcer: this past year alone there's been a 67% spike in companies embracing the cloud-- big clouds, small ones, public, private, even hybrid. your data and apps must move easily and securely to reach many clouds, not just one. that's why the network that connects, protects, and lets your data move fearlessly through the clouds means more than ever. >>> all right. so it's time now for the "newsnation" gut check. two advertisements by l'ore
britain bans these ads featuring julia roberts and supermodel christie turlington. it's today's "newsnation" gut check next. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to...
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news continues to break in the hacking scandal in britain. a former top murdoch aide rebekah brooks was arrested yesterday. the top two men resigned over questions about a former news of the world reporter and a whittle blower turned up dead. stephanie gosk is covering the story. michael wolff is author of the man who knows the news inside the secret world of rupert murdoch. to the tangled web that may be the best way to describe this hacking scandal as the parties involved, murdoch's empire, government and the police all have ties one to another. it begins with rupert murdoch, the chief of news corporation, and his son james who handles european news. on friday, les hidden resigned, he ran murdoch's dow jones and published the "wall street journal." rebekah brooks ran the tabloid news of the word and went on to run news international. she quit and was arrested yesterday. brooks' deputy at news of the world was andy colson who ran the paper when much of the hacking was going on. he resigned and became top aide for prime minister who he resign
news continues to break in the hacking scandal in britain. a former top murdoch aide rebekah brooks was arrested yesterday. the top two men resigned over questions about a former news of the world reporter and a whittle blower turned up dead. stephanie gosk is covering the story. michael wolff is author of the man who knows the news inside the secret world of rupert murdoch. to the tangled web that may be the best way to describe this hacking scandal as the parties involved, murdoch's empire,...
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the reports are coming out of britain that, in fact, police were bribed. we don't know if it's true. if it is true, that in itself is a violation of the foreign corrupt practices act, because that passed a long time ago, and the reason was that business communities were looking at each other and saying, america doesn't really have the best reputation on corporations and they wanted to have some stronger laws, and so this passed, signed by jimmy carter, so long ago, in the '70s. so, you know, if you believe what we're being told out of britain, it looks like they did bribe officials. >> do you think your republican colleagues would support a subpoena of rupert murdoch who is so much in bed with newscorp that it would stop before it brought a committee to the senate? >> i don't really believe we're at that point yet, but i can tell you i've spoken with chairman rockefeller and he and i both believe that it may come to that at some point that we're going to have some hearings but we're not there yet. rupert murdoch has, in fact, testified before the commerce
the reports are coming out of britain that, in fact, police were bribed. we don't know if it's true. if it is true, that in itself is a violation of the foreign corrupt practices act, because that passed a long time ago, and the reason was that business communities were looking at each other and saying, america doesn't really have the best reputation on corporations and they wanted to have some stronger laws, and so this passed, signed by jimmy carter, so long ago, in the '70s. so, you know, if...
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, of the royal family, of crime victims in great britain, that it creates a serious enough question to have our justice department find out what is true. if this is true, then it should be prosecuted under federal law here in the united states. if it's not we should know that and be able to move on. >> news international responded to these allegations, sir, and they're telling people that they have seen no evidence that these allegations in reference to phone hacking of 9/11 victims is true, and it's also important to note that news corp. is an american company, it's based in new york, rupert murdoch is australian by birth and is an american citizen and became one years back. in your estimation of what you know so far, do you think this could lead to any criminal charges from american prosecutors in the future? >> well it's too early to tell, but if the allegations end up being proven true, access to a person's private records and hacking into their phone conversations or to the recordings of their phone conversations on voice mail is a violation of federal law, punishable by five year
, of the royal family, of crime victims in great britain, that it creates a serious enough question to have our justice department find out what is true. if this is true, then it should be prosecuted under federal law here in the united states. if it's not we should know that and be able to move on. >> news international responded to these allegations, sir, and they're telling people that they have seen no evidence that these allegations in reference to phone hacking of 9/11 victims is...
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britain's prime minister vowing no stone will be left unturned. >> that these people could have had their phones hacked into in order to generate stories for a newspaper is simply disgusting. >> among the 4,000 potential phone hacking victims whose names or numbers have now been turned over to the police, families of murder victims, terror attack victims, and fallen soldiers. tony phillipson just found out that his son, james, who died in afghanistan in 2006 may have had not only his cell phone tapped into by the "news of the world" but also his e-mail. >> they hacked into a dead soldier. it's despicable. what else can you say? what on earth did they think they were going to find? >> reporter: in words of the prime minister, people trust the police to protect them. politicians to represent them. and press to inform them. and, he says, the british public has been failed by all three. >> we're now hearing that ru period of time murdock will fly into the u.k. tomorrow as this scandal threatens to spread. to spread to the united states where one of his most senior executives now runs dow jone
britain's prime minister vowing no stone will be left unturned. >> that these people could have had their phones hacked into in order to generate stories for a newspaper is simply disgusting. >> among the 4,000 potential phone hacking victims whose names or numbers have now been turned over to the police, families of murder victims, terror attack victims, and fallen soldiers. tony phillipson just found out that his son, james, who died in afghanistan in 2006 may have had not only...
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that's why it's so critical for rupert and james murdoch to contain it to britain. clearly there are multiple investigations. what we have learned is no one knows where these investigations will lead. >> i have footage about james murdoch being questioned about the neville e-mail. today this is front page stuff because questions are being raised as to whether he was being forthcoming. let's watch. >> when you signed off the taylor payment, did you see or were you made aware of full neville e-mail, the transcript of the voice mail message? >> no, i was not aware of that at the time. >> why on earth was it -- you paid an astronomical sum and there was no reason to. >> there was every reason to settle the case given the likelihood of losing the case. >> robert moore, give me the cliffs note version, what's that all about, the payoff of the footballer. >> this is critical. this is a 2008 e-mail. it clearly was evidence that there was systematic phone hagging, nothing to do with a rogue reporter, systematic phone hacking orchestrated by the news desk of the "news of the
that's why it's so critical for rupert and james murdoch to contain it to britain. clearly there are multiple investigations. what we have learned is no one knows where these investigations will lead. >> i have footage about james murdoch being questioned about the neville e-mail. today this is front page stuff because questions are being raised as to whether he was being forthcoming. let's watch. >> when you signed off the taylor payment, did you see or were you made aware of full...
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>> we have people in britain assigned to our embassy that coordinate with the british. i suspect -- the answer is we'll be cautious. we are not going to wait completely. i'm sure that the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, is talking this out with his people right now of what they should do, what they shouldn't do. since four prominent senators have asked for inquiries, they are going to start something in the u.s. senate. this is a publicly traded company, the fcc has also been called upon to make inquiries, and the real big question is if these bribes did occur, where did the money come from, was it paid in britain, through subsidiary here, follow the money thing. >> who green lit that money. >> it's often hard for big corporations to hide cash and not see cash in obvious places. these are not cash businesses he's in. >> jay fahy, now a defense attorney, very helpful to have your insight, thanks a lot. i really appreciate it. >>> on the ed show tonight, ed goes the full minnesota on michele bachmann saying that social security checks won't be jeopardi
>> we have people in britain assigned to our embassy that coordinate with the british. i suspect -- the answer is we'll be cautious. we are not going to wait completely. i'm sure that the attorney general of the united states, eric holder, is talking this out with his people right now of what they should do, what they shouldn't do. since four prominent senators have asked for inquiries, they are going to start something in the u.s. senate. this is a publicly traded company, the fcc has...
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murdoch's media empire just as he seeks to expand it here in britain. police are continuing their investigation. meanwhile there will be a government inquiry into the very nature of tabloid journalism here in britain. >> is there still talk that the employees that lost their jobs might be redistributed to "the sun" newspaper and start printing a sunday edition which is also owned by the murdoches? >> reporter: there has been speculation that perhaps we will see a "sun" on sunday. no confirmation of that. it has been striking that of all the journalists, 200 or so who lost their jobs last week without any warning whatsoever, very few have come forward with any overt criticism of how they've been treated. so leads one to suspect that perhaps they hold out some expectation that there will be a future job for them at some point within the overall stable of news international. >> certainly the store i have is far from over. anna bell roberts, thanks, appreciate it vrnlths one of latin america's most popular singers is dead. cabral was killed in gaut mall wil
murdoch's media empire just as he seeks to expand it here in britain. police are continuing their investigation. meanwhile there will be a government inquiry into the very nature of tabloid journalism here in britain. >> is there still talk that the employees that lost their jobs might be redistributed to "the sun" newspaper and start printing a sunday edition which is also owned by the murdoches? >> reporter: there has been speculation that perhaps we will see a...
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this morning in connection with the phone hacking and police bribery scandal in great britain. there are some calls for the justice department here in the united states to step up its investigation of parent company news corporation. meanwhile, in washington, the president this weekend tried to keep pressure on congress to reach an agreement on a deficit-cutting deal as the august 2nd deadline to raise the debt ceiling nears. >> i've put things on the table that are important to me and to democrats, and i expect republican leaders to do the same. >> as deliberations continue, there were no face-to-face talks this weekend, and house republicans are expected to vote tuesday on a series of measures to cut spending and balance the budget, although they don't appear to have the votes necessary for those measures to become law. joining me now, the president's top budget adviser, jack lew. welcome to "meet the press." >> good to be here, david. >> good to have you here. so, what is the latest? have there been substantive talks over the course of the weekend? >> well, the latest is tha
this morning in connection with the phone hacking and police bribery scandal in great britain. there are some calls for the justice department here in the united states to step up its investigation of parent company news corporation. meanwhile, in washington, the president this weekend tried to keep pressure on congress to reach an agreement on a deficit-cutting deal as the august 2nd deadline to raise the debt ceiling nears. >> i've put things on the table that are important to me and to...
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establishment in britain is just -- it's just such a different thing. i lived and worked in london for a number of years and people here can't really get their head around what a small incestuous world it is. a much smaller world where a small city runs, media, all went to one of two colleges and everybody knows each other. in this case, the complicity of the establishment, the political establishment, the journalistic establishment, the law enforcement establishment, hoe they are all in one way or another were in on this is in some ways the bigger story than murdoch himself. it was the culture that created this entire environment. >> exactly. >> chuck, another "time" article. "conspiracy of two." >> we got the wrong guy. >> oh, it's cantor now. >> actually, he's on the other side. >> exactly. so let's talk about what's going on on capitol hill. they're back and forth. we've been saying here, republicans need to step forward with a deal. at the same time, the democrats haven't put a budget together. this is a mess. how does it get solved? >> first of al
establishment in britain is just -- it's just such a different thing. i lived and worked in london for a number of years and people here can't really get their head around what a small incestuous world it is. a much smaller world where a small city runs, media, all went to one of two colleges and everybody knows each other. in this case, the complicity of the establishment, the political establishment, the journalistic establishment, the law enforcement establishment, hoe they are all in one...
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these, joe, is must-see tv day for all of great britain and not just great britain, elsewhere as well, which explains why there's such extraordinary media coverage. the former deputy prime minister, john prescott put it as only he could put it. these are the three musketeers of the murdoch media empire. put that along with a phone hacking scandal appearing in that building today and you've got one heck of a story. >> 26 meetings between cameron and -- what do we know about that? >> well, we're only finding out about that, because david cameron when he watched his judicial and political investigations and inquiries on this to try to get at bottom of this about ten days ago, he said that he would also publish and that also politicians should begin to do the same thing. in fact, he was going to try to make it a law, that all meetings of politicians with the press and with the police should be published, and he was going to make himself an example of that by exposing all meetings. whether they were coffee or lunches or dinners, or others and if you do the math, i haven't seen the exact do
these, joe, is must-see tv day for all of great britain and not just great britain, elsewhere as well, which explains why there's such extraordinary media coverage. the former deputy prime minister, john prescott put it as only he could put it. these are the three musketeers of the murdoch media empire. put that along with a phone hacking scandal appearing in that building today and you've got one heck of a story. >> 26 meetings between cameron and -- what do we know about that? >>...
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britain's prime minister says no stone will be left unturned. >> these people could have had the phones hacked into in order to generate stories for a newspaper, it is simply disgusting. >> reporter: among the 4,000 potential phone-hacking victims whose names or numbers have now been turned over to the police, families of murder victims, terror victims and fallen soldiers. tony phillipson just found out his son james who died in afghanistan in 2006 may have had his cell phone tapped into by the news of the world and also his e-mail. >> they hacked into a dead soldier. it is despicable. what else can you say? what on earth do they think they were going to find? >> reporter: in word of the prime minister, people trust the police to wrote tect them, politicians to represent them and the press to inform them. and, he says, the british public has been failed by all three. alex, just to explain why some people are so upset by this is alleged, for example, a missing 13-year-old girl had her mobile phone hacked into, voice mails left by her parents listened to by a private detective and even so
britain's prime minister says no stone will be left unturned. >> these people could have had the phones hacked into in order to generate stories for a newspaper, it is simply disgusting. >> reporter: among the 4,000 potential phone-hacking victims whose names or numbers have now been turned over to the police, families of murder victims, terror victims and fallen soldiers. tony phillipson just found out his son james who died in afghanistan in 2006 may have had his cell phone tapped...
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and think about this, not only has britain lost faith in their journalists, but they've lost faith in politicians and now in the police as well. a point to make is, growing up as a kid in london, you look at scotland yard and stunned by their investigate zeal and incorruptibility, hold on a second, they were taking payments from journalists. >> speaking of fragility, rupert murdoch himself is 80 years old. today he was doddering. much of the question today, somebody tried to pie him in the face, he looked like a mugging victim. how plausible is his claim today he's really not in charge anymore? >> well, i think it's inherently a difficult defense because he might say he can't remember, but that raises questions about his role of chief executive of a prominent, multi-billion dollar business, one of the predatory media companies in the world, so he can defend himself against sort of charges that he knew about criminal activity from british journalists, but that only puts him into deeper water in terms of chief executive and chairman of news corp., so it's a very difficult defense. >> ro
and think about this, not only has britain lost faith in their journalists, but they've lost faith in politicians and now in the police as well. a point to make is, growing up as a kid in london, you look at scotland yard and stunned by their investigate zeal and incorruptibility, hold on a second, they were taking payments from journalists. >> speaking of fragility, rupert murdoch himself is 80 years old. today he was doddering. much of the question today, somebody tried to pie him in...
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and now we're seeing it happen in great britain. the idea that scotland yard and the prime minister and, you know, journalists at "news of the world" -- >> i feel like it's people whether you read the wiki leaks things or -- you go, of course, of course, and then some of the sex scanned always, of course he was sending a pictures of himself, or you see, of course, of course they're hacking. it's one of those things like where it's your worst fear, but it keeps getting confirmed. >> what it shows me is my how tame my own formr form of journalism is. i do think for murdoch, when you talk to folks like eliot spitzer, but there's a real threat to his fcc licenses, because bribing northeastern people if you're a u.s.-based company means you have vulnerability. >> if you're not familiar, which we're all kind of learning this away, america has the law called 9 foreign corrupt practices act, which means if you do business in america, and you exhibit corrupt behavior of some kind, paying bribes, in a foreign land, so let's say you're an oil
and now we're seeing it happen in great britain. the idea that scotland yard and the prime minister and, you know, journalists at "news of the world" -- >> i feel like it's people whether you read the wiki leaks things or -- you go, of course, of course, and then some of the sex scanned always, of course he was sending a pictures of himself, or you see, of course, of course they're hacking. it's one of those things like where it's your worst fear, but it keeps getting confirmed....
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despite the horror show going on in britain i'm still with mr. jefferson. >>> a reporter gets too close to the story. the arizona republic's richard lieuellis went to state senator lori klein's office about gun she's a big second amendment advocate. at that point she pulled out a pink loaded pistol and pointed the weapon's laser at his chest. he said she told him not to worry, since she didn't have her hand on the trigger. after the story was published kline said she didn't point the gun at him and he himself sat down in front of it. whatever happened, can we all agree loaded guns shouldn't be part of the interview process? >>> now, moving to hollywood, arnold schwarzenegger gets back in the saddle. the former governor of california just signed on to his first postscandal project. a western action film, a sci-fi film "the last stand." shooting on the movie is scheduled to start in september. i wish him luck. actually i really did like "true lies." >>> up next, the rupert murdoch scanned all keach getting bigger. former british prime minister says
despite the horror show going on in britain i'm still with mr. jefferson. >>> a reporter gets too close to the story. the arizona republic's richard lieuellis went to state senator lori klein's office about gun she's a big second amendment advocate. at that point she pulled out a pink loaded pistol and pointed the weapon's laser at his chest. he said she told him not to worry, since she didn't have her hand on the trigger. after the story was published kline said she didn't point the...
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he began in australia, moved to britain, bought up papers in the united states. i think it's in his blood to be a newspaper tycoon, and he likes to use the influence, he also likes the game of newspapering. and one of the curious things about his testimony today is when he suggested at one point he only called or spoke to the editor of the "news of the world" maybe once a month. look, there are multiple accounts of how he was very in the weeds on the running of the british newspapers. media people interviewed him remember him calling editors constantly, what do you got, what's going on, so it's kind of hard to square what he said today with the multiple accounts of how he's operated this business over the years. >> and going back to that -- that scale of his company, when you're running a big movie studio, which he has and big television networks, which he has both in cable and in broadcast, holding on to that little newspaper business of his in relative terms could only mean he was very, very interested in what was going on in those newspaper businesses he now c
he began in australia, moved to britain, bought up papers in the united states. i think it's in his blood to be a newspaper tycoon, and he likes to use the influence, he also likes the game of newspapering. and one of the curious things about his testimony today is when he suggested at one point he only called or spoke to the editor of the "news of the world" maybe once a month. look, there are multiple accounts of how he was very in the weeds on the running of the british newspapers....
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this is really must-see tv today in great britain and for many other places. certainly the united states, which is why there's so much media here today as well. as one british politician put it, it's the three musketeers of the murdoch media empire and the phone-hacking scandal that will appear here later today. they'll be grilled by ten members of a select committee. it doesn't sound like much, it's the committee for culture and media. these hearings will only last an hour for rupert and his 38-year-old son, james murdoch. and another hour following that for rebekah brooks, who was as we know now, the chief executive of murdoch's british newspapers before she suddenly resigned last week. members of parliament in terms of what we're going to hear today, they'll try to get the murdochs and brooks to commit themselves on the record. saying things that they might be able to use against them later. especially if what they say turns out to be misleading. they're not going to be on oath, but they are going to be on what they call here, on honor and that's just as si
this is really must-see tv today in great britain and for many other places. certainly the united states, which is why there's so much media here today as well. as one british politician put it, it's the three musketeers of the murdoch media empire and the phone-hacking scandal that will appear here later today. they'll be grilled by ten members of a select committee. it doesn't sound like much, it's the committee for culture and media. these hearings will only last an hour for rupert and his...
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>> i think it's okay britain is on fire. that's the heart of many of his own interests in terms of the papers and where his own talents are, but in the business sense, not that big of a deal. if the flames went to america, in a sense it already has, les hinton of the wall street journal is out, market cap of news corp. is down, stories like the one i worked on and others bringing culture into question. somewhat important how they contain it, but every ledge they have built, here's rebekah brooks, here's les hinton, the beast keeps eating, the story will not quit. >> does the size of the story, and therefore, the height of the flames and therefore their chance to bridge other continents dpepd on how much damage this does to cameron and the parliament for cameron himself all either resigned or arrested at this point? it seems like the political fallout in britain is still really continuing. >> i think it's all of the pieces that makes the story so darn interesting, tough to look away. wall street journal today suggesting peopl
>> i think it's okay britain is on fire. that's the heart of many of his own interests in terms of the papers and where his own talents are, but in the business sense, not that big of a deal. if the flames went to america, in a sense it already has, les hinton of the wall street journal is out, market cap of news corp. is down, stories like the one i worked on and others bringing culture into question. somewhat important how they contain it, but every ledge they have built, here's rebekah...
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murdoch acquired the company, he would have owned 40% of all commercial television in britain. the business consequences of this scandal are still unfolding, but the legal consequences started unfolding years ago. in 2007, a "news of the world" editor and private investigator hired by the paper were jailed for the phone hacking. the editor, andy coulson denied knowing about the hacking but resigned anyway. david cameron then hired that editor, andy coulson, to be a communications director for them. last week he and another editor were arrested for hacking and bribery charges. told about the involvement in the scandal at the time cameron was hiring him. cameron announced an official inquiry. >> after listening carefully, we've decided the best way to proceed is with one inquiry, but in two parts. i can tell the house this inquiry will be led by one of the most senior judges in this country and under the 2005 inquiries act. newspaper reporters, management, pro -- barbara boxer, jay rockefeller and bob menendez have all called for investigations by the justice department and secur
murdoch acquired the company, he would have owned 40% of all commercial television in britain. the business consequences of this scandal are still unfolding, but the legal consequences started unfolding years ago. in 2007, a "news of the world" editor and private investigator hired by the paper were jailed for the phone hacking. the editor, andy coulson denied knowing about the hacking but resigned anyway. david cameron then hired that editor, andy coulson, to be a communications...
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regulatory side along side what is going on here in britain. we have senators coming out and saying that department of justice and sec should be launching an inquiry. we have representative peter king should launch an inquiry, which we know now is happening. a lot of that came out last night. some is coming to fruition. because rupert and james murdoch were were here, if they were summoned, they could not resist that. this is the country where he runs those media assets in question. but yet he would be required to show his face in the u.s. so, the common disdense of those two actions which something reverend that people add hard time coming to grips with. >> very interesting timing. eric, the fbi investigation that was put out today, how serious do you think it is? >> very serious. any time you have the fbi investigating a company, that's the worst nightmare. that's juf the beginning. we have this allegation, with investigators strieing to hack phones of 9/11 victims trying to get their last phone messages, a gruesome scenario but that is what
regulatory side along side what is going on here in britain. we have senators coming out and saying that department of justice and sec should be launching an inquiry. we have representative peter king should launch an inquiry, which we know now is happening. a lot of that came out last night. some is coming to fruition. because rupert and james murdoch were were here, if they were summoned, they could not resist that. this is the country where he runs those media assets in question. but yet he...
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now all of these european populations with the exception of great britain is ageing, shrinking and dying. the countries where they have having 1.2 to 1.3 children per worm. as the population ages they are moving into the recipient age. there are fewer and fewer workers. you are going to have 1.5 or one worker per retiree. you can't maintain the state. it goes under. >> in america, we have 15 people working for every one person on social security. now it's three people. >> we have seen some of it in the uk and spain. what is this going to look like? you know, if these countries become like the lehman brothers in europe, what is going to happen? >> it's time to talk to sociologis sociologists. i was in ireland because a lot of my family comes from the west coast of ireland. actually, there is still quite a high level of putting together. it's more like greece and it's a different picture. >> okay. >> my goodness. thank you. coming up, a new poll shows one republican candidate with a double digit lead over the rest of the pack. that story, when we come back. ♪ ♪ hey, dad, you think i co
now all of these european populations with the exception of great britain is ageing, shrinking and dying. the countries where they have having 1.2 to 1.3 children per worm. as the population ages they are moving into the recipient age. there are fewer and fewer workers. you are going to have 1.5 or one worker per retiree. you can't maintain the state. it goes under. >> in america, we have 15 people working for every one person on social security. now it's three people. >> we have...
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>> from a business perspective, it's ok that britain is on fire. that's the heart of many of his own interests in terms of the papers and where his own talents are, but in the business sense, not that big of a deal. if the flames went to america, in a sense it already has, les hinton of the wall street journal is out, market cap of news corp is down. there are stories like the one i worked on and others that are bringing broader issues of culture into question. it's really important that they somehow contain it. but every ledge that they have built, ok, here's rebekah brooks, here's les hinton, the beast just keeps eating. the story will not quit. >> does the size of the story, and therefore, the height of the flames and therefore their chance to bridge other continents depend on how much december this does to david cameron and the british government, to have both the head of scotland yard, the number two at scotland yard, and the director for cameron himself all either resigned or arrested at this point? it seems like the political fallout in brit
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what do you think about what's going on in britain, the murdoch scandal? >> i think it is hard for us to imagine the profound shock to the system that this has been for great britain. i spent a lot of time there. my character lives there so we spend a lot of time in england. england is going through something of a social crisis, there's an epidemic of crime and public drunkenness in the country. they think their culture has been coarsing a great deal. miliband made an impassioned speech yesterday and they need to wake up and get things right in the country. they are going through a difficult period. >> daniel silva, the book is "portrait of a spy." fabulous. we'll be right back. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person abou
what do you think about what's going on in britain, the murdoch scandal? >> i think it is hard for us to imagine the profound shock to the system that this has been for great britain. i spent a lot of time there. my character lives there so we spend a lot of time in england. england is going through something of a social crisis, there's an epidemic of crime and public drunkenness in the country. they think their culture has been coarsing a great deal. miliband made an impassioned speech...
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. >>> breaking news this morning in britain's hacking scandal in london the biggest arrest so far by british police. nbc's chapman bell is in london with the latest. chapman, might this -- they're talking about arrest number ten. might this lead then to even more arrests, maybe making it to james murdoch? >> well, richard, i think it's a little too early to go that far. but earlier today rebekah brooks was arrested in connection with the "news of the world" investigation. brooks is of course the former editor of the paper. and until friday she was the chief executive of news international, which is a british wing of murdoch's newscorp. now, police initially announced just a few hours ago that a 43-year-old woman had been arrested, being questioned on suspicion of conspiring into thear september communications and suspicion of corruption who we learned related to rebekah broo brooks. those related to phone hacking and bribes. she voluntarily attended a police station to assist in the investigation in what was a prearranged appointment. it does not seem, however -- it does seem, rather
. >>> breaking news this morning in britain's hacking scandal in london the biggest arrest so far by british police. nbc's chapman bell is in london with the latest. chapman, might this -- they're talking about arrest number ten. might this lead then to even more arrests, maybe making it to james murdoch? >> well, richard, i think it's a little too early to go that far. but earlier today rebekah brooks was arrested in connection with the "news of the world"...
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had the deal gone through, he would have controlled 40% of all commercial television in britain. here it's 27 tv stations and the "wall street journal" and the fox news channel and "the new york post" and, and, and, and. i think the high noon light of day question to ask about all this is how vulnerable that empire is now that it's all come crashing down. that is the high noon question. the midnight question, though, how vulnerable have we been all along, living under that empire's influence. joining us now for "the interview" is the big thinker among all us, bill moyers, founding organizer of the peace corps, press secretary to lyndon johnson. the deepest, brightest, most fascinating interviews from bill moyers journal are collected in this book of the same name. bill, so happy to have you here. >> pleasure to be with you, rachel. >> one of the things i was struck by in reading your book and watching the show is the respect that you have for individual journalists. and the contrasting worry you have about the media as an institution today. how do you think we are doing at explai
had the deal gone through, he would have controlled 40% of all commercial television in britain. here it's 27 tv stations and the "wall street journal" and the fox news channel and "the new york post" and, and, and, and. i think the high noon light of day question to ask about all this is how vulnerable that empire is now that it's all come crashing down. that is the high noon question. the midnight question, though, how vulnerable have we been all along, living under that...
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if so, that's clearly a much bigger deal for the murdoch empire in britain. >> he's been taking news organizations down to the right since he got ahoefld his first one. that's his reputation. did he ever improve an organization. >> well, he had some good journalism but he had more peril. >> thank you for joining us from across the pond. i hope it stays across the pond. let me finish with the jobs and what president and his staff should be doing to create more of them. not just talking about debt ceilings but the stuff democrats have always been good at, jobs. you're watching "hardball" only on msnbc. introducing the schwab mobile app. it's schwab at your fingertips wherever, whenever you want. one log in lets you monitor all of your balances and transfer between accounts, so your money can move as fast as you do. check out your portfolio, track the market with live updates. and execute trades anywhere and anytime the inspiration hits you. even deposit checks right from your phone. just take a picture, hit deposit and you're done. open an account today and put schwab mobile to work fo
if so, that's clearly a much bigger deal for the murdoch empire in britain. >> he's been taking news organizations down to the right since he got ahoefld his first one. that's his reputation. did he ever improve an organization. >> well, he had some good journalism but he had more peril. >> thank you for joining us from across the pond. i hope it stays across the pond. let me finish with the jobs and what president and his staff should be doing to create more of them. not just...
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look, we think that what happened in great britain is outrageous. it is standard of journalism, an standard we want to see here in the united states. and in fact, if such actions took place against individuals and entities here in the united states, you know, it needs to be investigated. certainly, in my concern for 9/11 victims and families, if what is alleged actually took place, it would be punishable in the federal law for each count and five years in prison and a fine. we need to get to the truth of what that is. and ultimately, this is you know, the type of journalism that was taking place there in great britton. if it came to our shores, that's pretty despicable. >> so you are calling for an investigation by the justice department or a personal investigation or both? >> i've called for the justice department to ascertain the truth of the questions and to pursue the truth no matter where it leads us. if in fact that investigation, which i have vote offed the fbi out of new york, has begun an investigation to look at whether or not the facts ar
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it duh show how passionate the feelings are in britain. this is a significant time in british parliamentary history. this is pretty unique. the power of the media, the issues of the police, and the relationships with 3 parliament and with the prime minister's office all mixed up, all at issue is how uncomfortable, how cozy is that relationship. that's what's really coming out for britain. that's what parliament is discussing. that's why they're so passionate about the criticisms of david cameron the prime minister today. this was an emergency session of parliament which he called for to try to clear the air. >> we'll have to see whether there are real implications here, consequences for the highest levels of government there in london. thank you for the lead in. the bloggers, the reporters, the business analysts are scrutinizing yesterday's testimony of rupert murdoch and his son james. both denied any knowledge of the phone hacking scandal and dodged questions about megapayments to victims on the receiving end. >> mr. murdoch do you accep
it duh show how passionate the feelings are in britain. this is a significant time in british parliamentary history. this is pretty unique. the power of the media, the issues of the police, and the relationships with 3 parliament and with the prime minister's office all mixed up, all at issue is how uncomfortable, how cozy is that relationship. that's what's really coming out for britain. that's what parliament is discussing. that's why they're so passionate about the criticisms of david...
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one paper has dubbed this britain's watergate. there is questions about standards in british journalism have been raised. three people have been arrested including the paper's former editor, once a key aide to british prime minister david cameron. >> a very sad day. >> rupert murdoch whose holdings include the fox television network and "wall street journal" arrived in britain sunday to manage the crisis directly. the allegations of phone racking have been rumbling in the background for several years but exploded last week when a rival paper accused the paper of deleting messages for a 13-year-old girl while police were hunting for her hoping she was alive. the decision to respond by shutting the paper down took most by surprise, including the editor of the last edition. >> it's a terrific shame that it's come to this. and as i've said to the staff this morning, it's -- it's -- >> reporter: the final edition is a compilation of the paper's tri ump. and the unlikely hope that when the scandal eventually dies down, this is what it w
one paper has dubbed this britain's watergate. there is questions about standards in british journalism have been raised. three people have been arrested including the paper's former editor, once a key aide to british prime minister david cameron. >> a very sad day. >> rupert murdoch whose holdings include the fox television network and "wall street journal" arrived in britain sunday to manage the crisis directly. the allegations of phone racking have been rumbling in the...